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The World Health Organisation (WHO) had declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on May 17.
Uganda and Congo face a Bundibugyo virus outbreak with over 300 cases and 88 deaths; the WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, stressing international cooperation amid uncertainty.
Africa's CDC confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo, with 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases, raising concerns about spread due to population movement and insecurity.
As of now, the WHO has increased its tally of confirmed cases of the Andes hantavirus strain to nine.
The two Indians aboard the MV Hondius, where the hantavirus spread, are currently in quarantine
Norovirus has infected passengers of the Caribbean Princess cruise ship, which docks today in Florida.
Countries are evacuating citizens from a cruise ship near Tenerife after a hantavirus outbreak; the World Health Organisation states the public health risk remains low, with strict isolation protocols in place for repatriated passengers.
Singapore, on Thursday, isolated and tested two residents who had been aboard the ship.
Human-to-human hantavirus spread is rare, and diagnostic capacity is adequate, he said.
The World Health Organisation said on Thursday that five of the eight suspected hantavirus cases had been confirmed.
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